Grantees

Founded in 1981, the Clarina Howard Nichols Center works to end domestic and sexual violence, human trafficking, and stalking in Lamoille County. Clarina's direct services include a 24-hour hotline, an emergency shelter, and legal, medical, and housing advocacy. To achieve their mission, they focus on prevention. Through this grant, Clarina offers age appropriate, evidence-based healthy relationship and consent education in early childhood programs throughout Lamoille County. In addition, Clarina will offer Askable Adult training for early childhood staff and parents.

PCAVT will facilitate groups with incarcerated fathers to support their understanding that their role in their children’s lives is irreplaceable. Participating in our InsideOut Dad® Program is a life-changing experience leading to families’ and children’s lives changing for the better. Supporting a strong relationship between a child and their father can mitigate the negative consequences for the child and lower recidivism rates. The program’s focus is on developing self-awareness, caring for self, fathering skills, parenting skills and relationship skills. These abilities support fathers becoming more involved, responsible, and committed fathers to their children, thus interrupting the intergenerational cycle of abuse and trauma.

Many of the people enrolling in our parenting programs in recent times struggle with addiction as well as the effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences (75-80%). With so many parents and caregivers presenting with substance use issues, we will offer Nurturing Parenting Programs for Families in Substance Use Recovery targeted at families with young children. This is an evidence-based parenting and life skills training program which we will offer to parents with young children who are in recovery. Studies over the years show that the program is very effective at preventing child abuse, improving family functioning and parental resilience, and helping provide benefits in the realm of socio-emotional functioning in children.

A large majority of the people enrolling in our parenting programs these days struggle with addiction as well as the effects of various trauma and adverse experiences (75-80%). With so many parents and caregivers presenting with substance use issues, we will offer Strengthening Families Programs (SFP). SFP is an evidence-based parenting and life skills training program which parents and children attend together. The program was originally designed to improve outcomes for parents with substance use disorders and their children. Studies over the years show that, in addition to being very effective in preventing substance use and mental health issues in children, the program also improves family functioning and reduces violence and abuse.